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John Williams
and the

Boston Pops Orchestra

- The Complete Philips Recordings -

(2022)


Decca 00028948515905 Boston Pops Orchestra
Format: 21 CD Conducted by John Williams

Date of Purchase: Jan 22, 2022
Cat. No. CO135-485

Previously released material


Track Listing

CD 1/21 – Pops on the March (1980)
Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by John Williams

1. Under the Double Eagle (3:15)
    (Josef Franz Wagner)
2. Pomp and Circumstance, March No. 4 (4:57)
    (Sir Edward Elgar)
3. Coronation March (4:36)
    (Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky)
4. Orb and Septre (6:49)
    (Sir William Walton)
5. Strike Up the Band (2:46)
    (George Gershwin)
6. St. Louis Blues March (2:59)
    (William Christopher Handy)
7. Midway March (4:10)
    (John Williams)
8. 76 Trombones (2:58)
    (Meredith Willson)
9. South Rampart St. Parade (5:11)
    (Bauduc/Haggart)
10. Conquest (3:36)
     (Alfred Newman)


CD 2/21 – Pops in Space (1980)
Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by John Williams

Superman    
01. March    4:23
02. Love Theme    4:47
The Empire Strikes Back
03. The Asteroid Field    4:11
04. Yoda's Theme    3:19
05. The Imperial March    3:03
Star Wars    
06. Main Theme    5:35
07. Princess Leia    4:03
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind    
08. Suite    10:03


CD 3/21 – That's Entertainment (1981)
Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by John Williams



CD 4/21 – We Wish You A Merry Christmas (1981)
Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by John Williams



CD 5/21 – Pops Around The World (1982)
Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by John Williams


CD 6/21 – Aisle Seat (1982)
Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by John Williams

1. E.T. - The Flying Theme (3:43)
2. CHARIOTS OF FIRE - Main Theme (Vangelis) (4:08)
3. RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK - The Raiders March (5:28)
4. YES, GIORGIO - If We Were In Love (4:57)
5. NEW YORK, NEW YORK - Main Theme (John Kander) (3:21)
6. GONE WITH THE WIND - Tara Theme (Max Steiner) (4:40)
7. THE WIZARD OF OZ - Over The Rainbow (Harold Arlen) (3:10)
8. SINGIN' IN THE RAIN - Main Theme (Nacio Herb Brown) (3:39)
9. FRIENDLY PERSUASION - Main Theme (Dmitri Tiomkin) (3:52)
10. MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS - The Trolley Song (Blane/Martin) (3:29)


CD 7/21 – Out Of This World (1983)
Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by John Williams



CD 8/21 – Peter and the Wolf/Nutcracker Suite (1984)
Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by John Williams

Serge Prokofiev (1891-1953)
1. PETER AND THE WOLF, Op. 67 (26:39)
    Narration by Dudley Moore, Text adapted by Larry Gelbart

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
    NUTCRACKER SUITE, Op. 71a

2. Miniature Overture (3:14)

    Characteristic Dances:
3. March (2:18)
4. Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy (1:42)
5. Russian Dance: Trepak (1:08)
6. Arabian Dance (3:21)
7. Chinese Dance (1:06)
8. Dance of the Reed-Pipes (2:19)
9. Waltz of the Flowers (6:48)


CD 9/21 – With A Song In My Heart (1984)
Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by John Williams


1. Falling In Love With Love (2:11)
   Richard Rodgers/Lorenz Hart

2. In the Still of the Night (2:43)
   Cole Porter

3. Spring Is Here (3:32)
    Richard Rodgers/Lorenz Hart

4. I'm Old Fashioned (2:32)
   Jerome Kern/John Mercer

5. The Sleepin' Bee (4:21)
    Harold Arlen/Truman Capote

6. I Love Paris (2:42)
   Cole Porter

7. The Song Is You (3:43)
    Jerome Kern/Oscar Hammerstein

8. I Love You (2:15)
   Cole Porter

9. Love Is Here To Stay (3:36)*
   George and Ira Gershwin

10. All the Things You Are (4:02)
     Jerome Kern/Oscar Hammerstein

11. Love Walked In (2:39)
     George and Ira Gershwin

12. With A Song In My Heart (2:43)
     Richard Rodgers/Lorenz Hart

Jessye Norman, soprano
* John Williams, piano


CD 10/21 – Swing Swing Swing (1984)
Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by John Williams

1. Opus One (3:17)
   Sy Oliver & Sid Garris

2. Begin the Beguine (3:16)
   Cole Porter

3. Sunrise Serenade (2:55)
   Frankie Carle

4. Tuxedo Junction (2:53)
    Julian Dash, Edward Hawkins, Buddy Feyne, William Johnson

5. Satin Doll (2:23)
   Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn

6. In the Mood (3:27)
   Joseph Garland

7. Sing, Sing, Sing (3:59)
   Louis Prima

8. Stompin' At the Savoy (2:39)
   Benny Goodman, Edgar Sampson, Chick Webb

9. Moonlight Serenade (3:47)
   Glenn Miller

10. String of Pearls (3:09)
     Jerry Gray

11. Sleepy Lagoon (2:43)
     Eric Coates

12. Song of India (3:27)
     Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

13. Snowfall (3:12)
     Claude Thornhill

14. Swing, Swing, Swing (4:25)
     John Williams


CD 11/21 – America, The Dream Goes On (1985)
Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by John Williams


CD 12/21 – On Stage (1984)
Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by John Williams


CD 13/21 – Bernstein by Boston (1986)
Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by John Williams


CD 14/21 – Pops In Love (1985)
Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by John Williams

1. Pavane (6:30)
    For orchestra & chorus ad lib in F sharp minor, Op. 50
    Leon Buyse, flute
    Composed by Gabriel Faure

2. Suite bergamasque (4.37)
    For piano, L. 75 Claire de lune
    Composed by Claude Debussy

3. Adagio, for violin, strings & organ in G minor (6:25)
    Composed by Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni/Remo Giazotto
    with Max Hobart

4. The Swan (from "Carnival of the Animals") (3:08)
    Composed by Camille Saint-Saens
    with Martha Babcock

5. Gymnopédie No. 1 (2:37)
    Composed by Erik Satie
    Performed by Boston Pops Orchestra with Alfred Genovese

6. Andante cantabile from String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 11 (7:15)
    Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky

7. La fille aux cheveux de lin (2:35)
    Composed by Claude Debussy

8. Pavane pour une infante défunte (6:09)
    Composed by Maurice Ravel
    with Richard Sebring

9. Gymnopédie No. 2 (3:19)
    Composed by Erik Satie
    Performed by Boston Pops Orchestra with Alfred Genovese

10. Canon and Gigue for 3 violins & continuo in D major (5:01)
     Composed by Johann Pachelbel

11. Fantasia on Greensleeves (4:40)
     Composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams


CD 15/21 – The Planets (1986)
Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by John Williams

Gustav Holst (1874-1934)
THE PLANETS
Suite for Large Orchestra

1. Mars, the Bringer of War (6:45)
2. Venus, the Bringer of Peace (8:19)
3. Mercury, the Winged Messenger (4:11)
4. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (7:53)
5. Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age (8:24)
6. Uranus, the Magician (5:55)
7. Neptune, the Mystic (8:21)

with 6-part chorus of female voices

Ian Underwood, synthesiser
Women's voices of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus (Chorus Master: John Oliver)


CD 16/21 – Digital Jukebox (1988)
Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by John Williams


CD 17/21 – Lucky To Be Me (1992)
Jessye Norman, soprano
John Williams, piano

1. Lover (2:48)
    (Richard Rodgers - Lorenz Hart)

2. I Will Wait For You (3:56)
    (Michel Legrand - Norman Gimbel)

3. My Ship (from "Lady in the Dark") (5:27)
    (Kurt Weill - Ira Gershwin)

4. But Not For Me (from "Girl Crazy") (4:06)
    (George Gershwin - Ira Gershwin)

5. Falling In Love (2:29)
    (Richard Rodgers - Lorenz Hart)

6. Lonely Town (3:20)
    (Leonard Bernstein - Betty Comden & Adolph Green)

7. September Song (from "Knickerbocker Holiday") (5:20)
    (Kurt Weill - Maxwell Anderson)

8. Show Me (1:50)
    (Frederick Loewe - Alan Jay Lerner)

9. Where Is It Written (5:30)
    (Michel Legrand - Alan & Marilyn Bergman)

10. Just The Way You Are (3:12)
     (Billy Joel)

11. Papa, Can You Hear Me? (5:23)
     (Michel Legrand - Alan & Marilyn Bergman)

12. Speak Low (from "One Touch of Venus") (4:06)
     (Kurt Weill - Ogden Nash)

13. Lucky To Be Me (4:56)
     (Leonard Bernstein - Betty Comden & Adolph Green)


CD 18/21 – Salute to Hollywood (1989)
Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by John Williams

1. Hooray for Hollywood (3:28)

2. "Pops" Salutes the Oscars (10:50)
    - When You Wish Upon A Star
    - Swingin' On A Star
    - Moon River
    - Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head
    - Theme from The Way We Were
    - The Shadow Of Your Smile

3. Somewhere Out There (3:42)

4. A Tribute to Judy Garland (10:59)
    - Over The Rainbow
    - We're Off To See The Wizard
    - You Made Me Love You
    - Be A Clown
    - Get Happy
    - The Man That Got Away

5. Balloon Sequence/Devil's Dance (9:53)

6. Love Theme from "Out Of Africa" (2:56)

7. La Bamba (4:44)

8. Theme from "The Bad and the Beautiful" (5:37)

9. Dancing with Fred Astaire (9:39)
    - Top Hat, White Tie and Tails
    - I Won't Dance
    - Dancing in the Dark
    - The Continental
    - Change Partners
    - The Carioca


CD 19/21 – Pops à la Russe (1990)
Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by John Williams

MLADA
Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov
1. Procession of the Nobles (4:25)

PRINCE IGOR
Polovtsian Dances:
Alexander Borodin
2. Presto (Dance of the Maidens) (2:20)
3. Andantino (Dance with Chorus) (3:47)
4. Allegro (2:16)
5. Presto (5:44)

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
6. NONE BUT THE LONELY HEART (3:46)

The Snow Maiden
Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov
7. Dance of the Buffoons (3:42)

Modeste Moussorgsky
8. NIGHT ON THE BARE MOUNTAIN (11:37)

LIEUTENANT KIJE
Serge Prokofiev
9. Troika (3:01)

GAYANEH
Aram Khatchaturian
10. Dance of the Young Maidens (2:10)
11. Lullaby (5:17)
12. Sabre Dance (2:29)

STRING QUARTET NO. 2 in D
Alexander Borodin
13. Nocturne (7:43)

THE GOLDEN AGE
Dmitri Shostakovich
14. Polka (2:31)

THE RED POPPY
Reinhold Gliere
15. Russian Sailor's Dance (3:43)


CD 20/21 – Pops by Gershwin (1990)
Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by John Williams


CD 21/21 – By Request (1987)/Pops Britannia (1989)
Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by John Williams

1. Liberty Fanfare (4:12)
   (for the 100th Anniversary of the Statue of Liberty 1986)
2. March from 1941 (4:23)
3. Mission Theme  (3:20)
    (for NBC Nightly News)

4. Olympic Fanfare and Theme (4:18)
    (for the Olympic Games 1984 in Los Angeles)
5. Theme from JAWS (2:51)

John Williams (*1932)
Jane Eyre Suite
6.  I. At Lowood (4:16)
7.  II. To Thornfield (3:02)
8.  III. The Return (6:06)

Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (*1934)
9. An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise (14:00)
    (Max Hobart, violin, Nancy Crutcher Tunnicliffe, solo bagpipes)

Frederick Delius (1862-1934)
10. Brigg Fair (15:47)

Traditional (arr. Percy Aldridge Grainger)
11. Irish Tune from County Derry (Danny Boy) (3:45)

Percy Aldridge Grainger (1882-1961)
12. Molly on the Shore (4:22)

Traditional (arr. P. Hollenbeck)
13.  Scotland the Brave (2:00)
      (Bay State Pipes and Drums) 


 










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